The National Salvation Front (NSF), a coalition of primarily liberal and leftist political groups, called on Egyptian youth to rally on Friday at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo for Friday afternoon prayers and a collective iftar meal, Ahram Arabic … read more
MENA Security arrested early Friday three Palestinian gunmen as they were attempting to attack pivotal establishments in Sinai. A security source said other Palestinians are being pursued in order to restore law and order in Sinai. read more
Security officials say suspected militants have killed a Christian merchant in the northern Sinai Peninsula. They said 60-year-old Magdy Habashi was abducted last Saturday from the town of Sheikh Zweid. His decapitated body was found early Thursday in a … read more
The US is going ahead with plans to deliver four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt despite the political unrest in the country, senior American officials say. It comes as Washington is continuing to evaluate last week’s overthrow of President … read more
President Barack Obama has ordered a review of US assistance to Egypt’s government, the Pentagon said in a statement on Wednesday. “Given the events of last week, the President has directed relevant departments and agencies to review our … read more
They called it Egypt’s largest-ever iftar table. Tens of thousands of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi sat on a patchwork of blue tarps and carpets Wednesday evening, stretching block after block for nearly half a mile on … read more
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said Wednesday that deposed President Mohamed Morsi is in a safe place and well treated, but not allowed out for his own safety, official news agency MENA reported. “Morsi is in a safe … read more
MENA The general assembly of state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper has sacked chairman Mamdouh al-Wali, chief editor Abdel Nasser Salama, and the chief editor of Al-Ahram al-Masa’y, Mohmed Kharaga, who were appointed by the Shura Council during the rule of the toppled … read more
Egypt’s National Alliance to Support Legitimacy released a statement on Wednesday calling for a million-man march in Cairo on Friday to demand ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s reinstatement. The alliance, which includes the Muslim Brotherhood – the group from … read more
Egypt Independent The Tamarod movement, which called for demonstrations on 30 June to demand the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, has rejected the new Constitutional Declaration, saying it lays the foundation for a new dictatorship. Tamarod said it … read more